Lehkonen bids farewell to Montreal in Instagram post, Dad thanks organization and Tomas Plekanec

Former Montreal Canadiens forward Artturi Lehkonen took to social media on Tuesday, one day after he was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche. He thanked the Canadiens and the fans for a memorable six years.

Lehkonen spent parts of six seasons in Montreal, recording 149 points (74 G, 75 A) in 396 regular season games. He's currently on pace to have a career year, sitting at 29 points with his previous best being 31 during the 2018-19 season.

The Piikko (Finland) native will be remembered by Habs fans for his two-way play and his never give up attitude. One moment will stand head and shoulders above the rest. June 24th, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Game 6 against the Vegas Golden Knights, Lehkonen scored the overtime winner at the Bell Centre to send the Montreal Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993.

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A post shared by Artturi Lehkonen (@arainumos)

His father, Ismo, wrote a post on his Twitter account, thanking Montreal and former Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec for being a mentor to his son.

I feel like I also need to thank ⁦@CanadiensMTL⁩ ,fans,players, coaches,media members etc.
Arsi came to the city as a boy and left as a man. That is the number 1 thing I'm proud of as a father.
Special thanks ⁦@TomasPleky14⁩ who had a huge role as a mentor. #gohabsgo pic.twitter.com/VN8HK8YjwK— Ismo Lehkonen (@IsmoLehkonen) March 22, 2022

Lehkonen was introduced to the media in Denver on Tuesday afternoon, but it remains unclear if he'll make his Avalanche debut tomorrow night against Vancouver or Friday against Philadelphia.

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